Tag Archives: Eton
The new technology center that’s West of London
The FT reports that Microsoft are looking to set its new head office out of London to West or East. I will be travelling in to London on the Queen Elizabeth Line from Slough. I will pass through through suburbs … Continue reading
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Tagged Eton, Microsoft, Pensions, Queen Elizabeth, Slough, Technology, Windsor
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A morning on fire
Red sky in the morning Shepherd’s warning
Swan Festivals can still be free – with ukulele
Last night I was with Windsor Ukulele in the cowshed of the Swan Pub. They were rehearsing, we were having another free jamboree. I’ve been given a bit of ribbing by the er “younger” generation for slagging off the rip-off … Continue reading
Private school fees are driven by market forces not pension costs
Let’s put a little context around this. I was a boarder at Bryanston School in Dorset. This school publishes its school fees on its website These fees may seem affordable until you clock that they are not for a year … Continue reading
The speech we should have heard in May
What struck me , listening to Theresa May’s speech to the diplomats last night, was how we could have done with this clarity before the vote. Six months is a decent period for “post-event rationalisation” and John Godfrey and … Continue reading
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Tagged BREXIT #Brexit #MAY, Cameron, Eton, immigration, John Lewis, Lesley Griffiths, Osborne, Referendum, Selma, Selma Bridge, Trump
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Henley Royal Regatta – Warren Muggleton’s take
As some readers will know, the Pension PlayPen was on the river last week, including a day with the Muggletons! Warren (pictured in the blue blazer), is a budding sports journalist so I’m pleased to feature this account of his Henley. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canford, Eton, Euros, France, Henley, Henley Royal Regatta, Wales, Warren Wuggleton, Wimbledon
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Back to business
It will be interesting, when the Pensions Regulator comes to publish its statistics, to see whether the past few days will represent a downward spike in engagement over auto-enrolment. Certainly our stats at Pension PlayPen suggest that less decisions … Continue reading
Money is no object? So long as you’re Etonian!
The water laps at the patio of our Eton waterfront house. Our next door neighbour has requested help as he is old and the water is at his door. We are the lucky ones, 40o yards down stream, past Romney … Continue reading
Honey Honey you’ve got me – living on the floodplain!
This is my lock-keeper; they are the people who run the river. They do not live in ergonomically towers in Bristol, they are dedicated people who always go the extra mile for people who live, work and play on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise boats, pensions, Salford Quays, town planning
Tagged Datchet, Eton, Floods, Thames, Wraysbury
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Come Racing at Windsor!
All summer long we’ve been waiting for some sun, and whew- it’s come! London‘s best kept secret is Windsor races on a Monday night. Whatever racecourse let you arrive by boat? Where else do the stallhandlers bunk off from their … Continue reading
Posted in Horse racing, Olympics, Olympics 2012
Tagged Dorney, England, Eton, Eton College, London, Monday, Monday Night Football, Windsor Star
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